United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-7 17
Launched
April 28, 1965
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-7 17 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 28, 1965. It was United States Air Force's 253rd launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 429th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas SLV-3 Agena D · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 8th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight · 4th this yearUnited States Air Force's 253rd launch22nd this yearhumanity's 429th orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 2 payloads, 4 debris, 1 component; none still in orbit
- OPS 4983 · NORAD 1327 · re-entered May 3, 1965
- PUNDIT IV · NORAD 1329 · re-entered October 31, 1969
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Program 206 satellite, carrying the KH-7 (Keyhole 7) camera system (codenamed Gambit-1), was the first successful high resolution space reconnaissance program. It was managed by NRO's Program A, the USAF-led segment of the National Reconnaissance Program managed from Los Angeles AFB in El Segundo, California.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
6th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 2nd this year · 171st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
24 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-7 17 launch?
KH-7 17 launched on April 28, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-7 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-7 17?
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3 Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-7 17 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was KH-7 17 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did KH-7 17 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).